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Indirect Tax Compliance Pressures in Financial Services

Financial services have always operated in highly regulated environments. But as indirect tax mandates evolve, even the most mature compliance functions are feeling the heat.  

Financial Services: 2026 Indirect Tax Compliance Trends

This infographic explores how financial services leaders are navigating mounting indirect tax pressure and preparing for what’s next, including:  

  • Why financial services organizations view the pace of regulatory mandates as a growing compliance risk 
  • The operational impact of fragmented systems and ERP integration challenges 
  • Why data accuracy and risk management are becoming top priorities 
  • How finance leaders are evaluating AI in tax and compliance workflows 
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Why the World’s Largest Financial Institutions Trust Sovos

Financial institutions are under more pressure than ever to deliver faster, more transparent reporting while also ensuring every transaction, exemption, fee and jurisdictional requirement is properly accounted for and defensible in an audit. 

Sovos helps financial institutions move beyond reactive compliance and build a more connected, scalable foundation for regulatory reporting and indirect tax management. The platform empowers financial services organizations to: 

  • Improve accuracy across high-volume, transaction-heavy financial environments 
  • Reduce risk caused by disconnected ERP, billing, payments and reporting systems 
  • Better manage taxability challenges tied to financial products, fees and exempt services 
  • Support evolving global mandates, including real-time reporting and e-invoicing requirements
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Retail Under Pressure: The New Reality of Indirect Tax Compliance

The Data Behind the Disruption

What used to be a back-office function is now shaping how retail organizations operate and grow. Real-time mandates, fragmented systems and the rising pressure to adopt AI are all colliding to create more risk than clarity for retailers.

The reality? Most systems weren’t built for this pace or degree of change.

This infographic unpacks what’s happening inside retail, and why compliance is now shaping everything from tech stacks to growth strategy.

Retail: 2026 Indirect Tax Compliance Trends

Based on a January 2026 survey of 300 finance leaders across retail (~32%) and adjacent industries.

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Sovos: Built for the Modern Retail Compliance Landscape

You can’t solve real-time compliance with disconnected systems and delayed data. Instead of chasing regulatory change, Sovos helps retailers keep pace with it.

Turn Compliance into a Competitive Advantage

Sovos brings it all together with:

  • One connected platform across every sales channel. Manage indirect tax, e-invoicing and regulatory reporting across in-store, online and marketplace transactions all in one place.
  • Global coverage that keeps up with how retailers expand. Stay compliant across jurisdictions, tax rules and evolving mandates as you grow into new regions and markets.
  • Seamless integration into the systems you already rely on. Connect with your POS, ERP, ecommerce and billing platforms to ensure accuracy with every transaction.

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Sovos Compliance Network Turkey for
SAP BTP

With Sovos’ next-generation e-document solution built on SAP BTP and fully supporting the Clean Core strategy, you can manage your regulatory processes in a simplified, sustainable, and fully compliant way.

With our next-generation e-document solution:

  • All e-document processes are managed directly within ERP, without the need for separate systems
  • Operates without interfering with the SAP core, ensuring upgrades remain unaffected
  • GIB regulatory changes are centrally applied by Sovos
  • Accessible via SAP Store with no additional costs
  • And projects can go live in just a few days!

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Brazil’s Tax Reform: Turning Regulatory Change into Competitive Advantage

The largest tax reform in Brazil’s history will reshape how businesses calculate, report, and manage taxes. Are you ready?

In this new infographic from Sovos, you will have access to exclusive insights about changes in the Brazilian tax system and how these transformations can boost your company’s competitiveness.

Discover how leading organizations are preparing to face the challenges of reform and seize opportunities to grow. What you will find in the material:

  • What every CFO, CIO, and Head of Tax must know about Brazil’s new tax model
  • Practical strategies to manage compliance risk, cash flow, and IT disruption
  • How companies are rethinking incentives and pricing strategies
  • Why SovosTaxrulesis the only ERP-integrated engine that calculates current and new taxes side by side

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How Manufacturers Can Overcome the Top Sales and Use Tax Challenges

If you’re a manufacturer operating in multiple regions, you know how overwhelming it can be to adhere to each state’s set of rules. Stay ahead in an increasingly regulated world by understanding how your peers are addressing the toughest sales tax challenges facing the manufacturing industry.

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1099 Reading Syllabus for AP Professionals

Review the basics to work toward a “passing grade” at end of reporting season

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2023 Sales and Use Tax Dean’s List

In a post-Wayfair world, every state with a sales tax has taken steps to update its approach to economic nexus. However, some states have gone to the head of the class when it comes to simplifying how businesses must report and remit tax. Which ones stand out for top grades and which ones still have some work to do?

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5 Misconceptions Around 1099 State Reporting

As of tax year 2022, over 40 states require direct reporting of one or more series 1099 forms. Do you know the rules and regulations to maintain direct reporting compliance? Find out the five misconceptions around 1099 state reporting below.

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4 Signs it's time to break up with your core banking solution for 1099 reporting

Historically, financial institutions have relied on their core banking platforms to fulfill all their 1099 tax information reporting needs. Can core banking solutions keep up with the current demands of evolving regulations and customer expectations? Here are the telltale signs that it’s time to make a change to the way your organization processes 1099s.

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Top 5 Benefits of Sales Tax Automation Software

Relying on manual sales tax processes is no longer good enough. Increasingly complex compliance requirements can push businesses of any size to the brink – especially as federal, state and local sales tax regulations evolve. With the right sales tax automation software, companies can experience short- and long-term benefits.

Client Money IPT

Settling Your IPT Liabilities For You

Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) can be complex with fragmented rules and requirements levied by the many different tax authorities in the jurisdictions where this tax applies. This only adds to the challenges faced by finance teams when calculating and settling IPT accurately and on time.

Failure to do so can result in penalties, fines and unwelcome audits – all of which will have an adverse effect on profitability.

Unlike other IPT compliance service providers, at Sovos we provide a complete end-to-end service for our customers providing complete peace of mind and allowing them to focus on what they do best while leaving the IPT compliance to us. 

We not only produce and file IPT and parafiscal reports for our customers, but we also make the necessary payments and settle liabilities to the relevant tax authorities using cleared funds held in segregated client bank accounts.

We recognise that IPT is niche and not always a core function for finance teams which is why we offer a client money service for our IPT customers. The funds are held in a segregated bank account for our customers with reconciled statements being provided on a monthly basis.

A STREAMLINED PROCESS TO SETTLE IPT LIABILITIES

Based on data uploaded we let our customers know in advance the exact amount needed to settle each of their local IPT liabilities as they become due so there’s plenty of time to ensure the funds are available ahead of tax authority deadlines.

Once the funds have been received, we can then ensure the correct payments are made directly to the tax authorities in line with local legislation.

All receipts and payments with the segregated client bank accounts are reconciled with the submitted returns and monthly reports are provided.

COMPLIANCE PEACE OF MIND

  • No need to tackle IPT alone, lean on our expertise
  • Advance notice of IPT liabilities due
  • Flexible currency options in line with the reporting currency of each territory
  • Payments made in line with local legislation
    – The right amount
    – To the right account
    – In the right currency
    – And, always on time
  • Fully reconciled monthly statements provided

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5 Questions for a Successful Tax Engine Implementation

A new technology change can be intimidating, but proper preparation can reduce frustration felt by your internal teams as well as reduce friction in your vendor communications. Here are key considerations for your tax engine project.

6 Key Benefits to Sovos’ Integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations

As sales tax complexity grows, compliance becomes a greater challenge.

With the growing complexity of global tax compliance, businesses need a system that can handle specific rules and rates across thousands of jurisdictions. Now, you can connect your Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations system to Sovos’ Global Tax Determination engine for real-time tax calculation, exempt sales management, return orders management and filing sales tax returns to the appropriate jurisdictions.

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Unquantifiable Costs and Hidden Risks of Government Mandated E-Invoicing

Government mandated e-invoicing contains layers of costs and risks IT leaders need to navigate to remain compliant.

While some risks may seem obvious, what is lurking beneath the surface can cause significant financial and reputational damage to your organization. Find out which costs and risks of government mandated e-invoicing rules are most likely to be problematic for your business, and better prepare your IT organization for success.


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What Black Friday and Cyber Monday Trends Mean for Sales Tax

Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2021 didn’t break any records for ecommerce sales, and they actually saw a slight dip in numbers compared to 2020. But even with labor shortages, supply chain issues and a global pandemic, October through December proved to be busy shopping months. With economic nexus in nearly every state, online retailers need to be especially vigilant with sales or use tax collection and remittance responsibilities.

Sovos understands that peak spending periods can happen at any time – not just during the holiday season. That’s why we’ve invested in our products and infrastructure to ensure seamless performance for whenever shopping surges take place. For Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2021, our uptime was 100% with an average response time around 100 milliseconds. Consumer shopping trends may fluctuate, but you need to ensure that your systems are able to accurately and promptly handle those adjustments.

An always-on solution for sales tax peace of mind

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5 Tips for Manufacturers When Navigating Sales and Use Tax

How can manufacturers navigate the ever-evolving and increasingly complex world of sales and use tax? There are several key ways to evaluate your current and future approach to sales tax, maintaining compliance the entire way.

France – Mandatory B2B
e-Invoicing 2024

Faced with a VAT gap of nearly €13 billion, France is introducing mandatory e-invoicing for business-to-business (B2B) transactions from 2024, as well as e-reporting of additional data types. Applying to all companies established or, for e-reporting, VAT-registered in France, this new mandate is complex. It will also require significant planning.

According to the ICC, businesses will need at least 12-18 months to prepare for such continuous transaction control (CTC) mandates so it’s clearly important to start planning now to prepare for the change.

This infographic provides answers to your pressing points surrounding the mandate including:

  • What your company needs to do to comply with the new mandate
  • When your business needs to comply by
  • Other key information surrounding the mandate requirements
  • How Sovos can help

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Mandate aim

The aim of the new mandate is to increase efficiency, cut costs and fight fraud via access to more transaction data. All B2B invoices will need to be transmitted through a central platform. This will be either directly or via registered service providers connected to the platform.

The new mandate will provide the French tax authority with access to all VAT relevant data related to B2C and B2B transactions, so it’s crucial to adjust your business systems and processes to avoid penalties and fines.

France is the latest country to adopt CTCs, as tax authorities across the world look to gain greater insight and close the VAT gap. The proposed requirements come into effect during the years 2024-2026.

France e-invoice and e-reporting rollout dates

July 2024: All companies, irrespective of size, must accept to receive e-invoices under the new rules. The largest 300 companies will be subject to the B2B e-invoice issuance mandate and wider e-reporting mandate. The e-invoicing mandate does not apply to B2C and cross-border invoices. However, there is an obligation to report those transactions so the tax administration has full visibility.  

January 2025: Obligations will apply to a further 8,000 medium-sized companies. 

January 2026: All remaining medium and small companies will be in scope of the mandate. 

How Sovos can help

As France looks set to become the next country in Europe to introduce CTCs with its B2B e-invoicing and e-reporting mandate in 2024, it’s crucial that businesses prepare for and understand their new VAT obligations.

Sovos serves as a true one-stop-shop for managing all e-invoicing compliance obligations in France and across the globe. Sovos uniquely combines local excellence with a seamless, global customer experience.

Our scalable, end-to-end solution ensures e-invoicing and e-reporting compliance in not only France but also 60+ other countries.

Sovos is purpose built for modern tax – an evolving, complex landscape in which global tax authorities are requiring increased visibility and control into business processes, in many cases at the transaction level.

Tax authorities around the globe have embraced digitization to speed up revenue collection and reduce fraud while closing tax gaps. This is the catalyst for companies to move complete, connected and continuous tax compliance software into their digital financial core.

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Spotlight Report

Boost Tax Compliance Capabilities and Visibility with SAP S/4HANA

Is tax a top priority?

As your organization begins SAP S/4HANA migration, is tax compliance a priority? In our latest Spotlight Report, created in partnership with Americas’  SAP Users’ Group (ASUG), “Boost Tax Compliance Capabilities and Visibility with SAP S/4HANA” we make the case for including tax solutions at the very beginning of your planning process. Migrating to S/4HANA can become a big and complicated process for organizations, so it is important to plan accordingly.

Why you need to include tax solutions

In the world of tax, compliance is everything. SAP S/4HANA allows for organizations to view high-level reports and perform in-depth analysis on a line-item level. Increasing visibility is a big deal, and allows for you to identify hardware and software issues before they cause harm. Accounting for tax early in the upgrade process ensures that your organization is prepared for the challenges of modern tax compliance on an international scale. Companies operating on a multi-national scale have a great need for the enhanced visibility and reporting capabilities offered by S/4HANA.

Why tax and IT must work together

Tax process automation is one of the most helpful attributes of S/4HANA, so ensuring that it is set up correctly the first time is critical. Failing to do so is costly and time consuming, so it’s best to get it done the correct way initially. Departments working without automatic processes may find themselves creating manual workarounds, which can lead to compliance risks and painful audits. Instead, focusing on an active relationship between tax and IT allows for the communication of potential impacts due to SAP S/4HANA migration before they happen.  

Why you should talk to Sovos 

Sovos understands that indirect tax compliance is difficult to navigate.This report highlights at which point in the SAP S/4HANA migration process SAP customers are including tax. 

This Spotlight Report presents an overview of how businesses are planning to avoid integration and compliance issues by factoring tax early on in the SAP S/4HANA migration process.

By partnering IT and tax departments, your organization can enjoy complete visibility into complex tax processes. Complete visibility into tax processes and how they connect to SAP systems is a resource that allows companies to have their needs met in both the short and long term.

Download the report now and connect with one of our experts on how to prioritize tax in your integration.